The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-18
THE WYANDOTTE FARCE.
Act One Ends With no Verdict
and a Discharge of the
Jury.
Preparing to Play Act Two of the
Sensational Burlesque on
Law and Justice.

Kansas City, Jan. 13.-At $3.50 tn after
noon the jury in the trial of Hamilton
the alleged Wyandette trainwrecker came
into court. In reply TO the inquiry Of the
judge, the foreman, 81. II. Masterson)
stated that the jury had found ii impossible
to agree upon a verdict and asked to be dis
charged.
The request was granted by Judge Hind
man and the twelve men were released
after their close confinement of nearly five
days spent in fruitiess endeavors to arrive
at a verdict.
1t was subsequently ascertained that
the jury had stood Throughout the entire
five days seven for the conviction of Ham
ilton anu FIVE for his acquital.
The first informal ballot taken immedi
ately after their retirement on Saturday
evening showed the jury equally divided !:
but when the next ballot was taken one
man had come over to the side of con-
viction, and from that time there was no
further change.
The FIVE who stoDd out for an acquital
were: j. NJ. Masterson, John w. Nc
Daniels, Knight of Labor, John VI.
Richards, A. ID. Russell and Barney
Cofey.
WILL vossEN EVER BE TRIED.
In connection with the forthcoming
trials of the other men charged with the
wreckiDg of the Missouri Pacific train in
April, il is noticeable that In the case of
Vossen, whose confession of the crime is
the stronghold of the prosecution. that the
change of venue granted him is in johnson
and not TO Miami county, as In the case OF
ka thnr N hnr hos haon
granted similar privilege. The counsel
tor the defense claim that there has been,
from shortly after the arrest of the six
men, at lest taeit understanding between
the prosecution and VeSsen that in case he
served the state by giving evidence against
his fellow wreckers that he would be al
lowed to escape the penalty of his share Of
the crime.
Mr.. NATHAN CREE,
a gentleman who is well known to be pos
sessed of a very stern determination TO do
his sworn duty in any public Office. has
since the trial of Hamilton was concluded,
stepped into the position of county attor-
ney, and has publicly stated that he should
consider il incumbent upon him TO prose
cute Vossen to the full extent of the law,
seeing that by his own confession he was
guilty of murder.
The counsel for the defense claim tina
the removal of VoSsen's case to johnson
county is the first step on the part of the
prosecution towards getting the defendant
out of Mr.. Mr.. Cree's clutches and doing
their best towards fulfilling any pledges
they may have made him, The theo-
ry is that having removed his case TO
johnson county. they will, away from the
scene of the excitement and bitterness
which the Hamilton trial has produced
here and repetition of which will proba-
bly, be witnessed In Miami county, be bet
ter able to interpose the claws delay"
which will eventually result in Vossen
either going free or escaping with very
trifiing punishment.
The change OF venue was granted by
Judge Hindmsn Immediately after the
case of Hamilton was committed TO the
jury, late on Saturday evening. Mr.. Cree;
the new county attorney, took the oath
of Office that day and entered upon his
duties on the following Monday, the 10Th
instant.